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The following table shows the percentage of students (Boys and Girls) who have successfully completed…

Taking boys as 4x and girls as x, the numbers passing are \(4x \times 0.7 = 2.8x\) and \(x \times 0.8 = 0.8x\). The ratio is \(2.8 : 0.8\), which reduces to 7 : 2.

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The following table shows the percentage of students (Boys and Girls) who have successfully completed their respective academic programmes, namely, B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A. and B.Tech. in a college. Based on the data in the table, answer the question.
Programme-wise Percentage of Successful Students. If the ratio between the number of boys to the number of girls in B.C.A. programme is 4 : 1, then what is the ratio between the number of boys who have successfully completed B.C.A. to the number of girls who have successfully completed B.C.A.?

ProgrammeBoysGirls
B.A.80%60%
B.Sc.80%70%
B.Com.40%60%
B.B.A.90%60%
B.C.A.70%80%
B.Tech.70%60%
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Correct answer D

Taking boys as 4x and girls as x, the numbers passing are 4x×0.7=2.8x4x \times 0.7 = 2.8x and x×0.8=0.8xx \times 0.8 = 0.8x. The ratio is 2.8:0.82.8 : 0.8, which reduces to 7 : 2.

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